Kentucky tailback Chip Trayanum enters transfer portal

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Kentucky running back Chip Trayanum - Mont Dawson, Kentucky Sports Radio

The transfer portal news is not slowing down for the Kentucky football program. Developments are occurring left and right. Surprises are being delivered. One of the biggest transfer adds for the program last offseason has decided to go one-and-done in Lexington.

Kentucky tailback Chip Trayanum entered the transfer portal for the third time on Monday. The class of 2020 recruit will spend his sixth season of eligibility at a fourth school in 2025.

BREAKING: Kentucky RB Chip Trayanum has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, @PeteNakos_ reports👀

Trayanum has made stops at Arizona State and Ohio State. https://t.co/U31NaOwVgy pic.twitter.com/UsrtGObIy1
— On3 (@On3sports) December 9, 2024

The former blue-chip recruit out of Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban spent his first two seasons at Arizona State playing for head coach Herm Edwards. Chip Trayanum rushed for 692 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Sun Devils. Trayanum moved to Ohio State in 2022 and spent two seasons with the Buckeyes. After playing linebacker as a redshirt sophomore, Trayanum switched back to tailback in 2023 and rushed for 465 yards and three touchdowns in Ryan Day’s offense.

Kentucky was going to give the tailback a chance to be RB1 for the first time in his career, but the injury bug arrived for the redshirt senior in 2024. Chip Trayanum suffered a broken hand injury during fall camp and had a setback during the recovery process. That led to the veteran only playing in three games for the Wildcats. Trayanum finished his Kentucky career with 19 carries for 101 yards.

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The tailback with 1,257 career rushing yards enters the free agent market again. Kentucky is now down to three scholarship tailbacks after not signing a high school prospect. Jamarion Wilcox, Jason Patterson, and Tovani Mizell are the only scholarship players at the position on the roster.

Kentucky Football Transfer Portal Tracker

The transfer portal does not officially open until Monday, Dec. 9, but so far we know of 15 players who will be seeking out greener pastures this offseason.

DL Keeshawn Silver
DB Avery Stuart
LB Jayvant Brown
LS Walker Himebauch
TE Tanner Lemaster
TE Khamari Anderson
TE Jordan Dingle
OL Courtland Ford
OL Ben Christman
DL Tommy Ziesmer
WR Dane Key
WR Barion Brown
WR Anthony Brown-Stephens
EDGE Tyreese Fearbry
EDGE Noah Matthews
EDGE Caleb Redd
RB Chip Trayanum

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. Keep closer tabs on the Cats with our staff-only sticky thread on KSBoard, which will have updates on departures and targets throughout the offseason. Not a KSR+ member? Try it out today.